2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[Tony208]

Lemme guess, Andy Dalton stunk up the joint in primetime?

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Tony208

Where are the suspensions for Eagles players putting two people on stretchers? Need to be suspended at least one game.

And the other was a friendly fire. Has a player ever been suspended for accidentally hitting his own guy?

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Barnett's hit wasn't malicious and he's not a repeat offender. A flag was enough, maybe a fine.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Ray O. Blu

Why is it ok and perfectly acceptable to the refs if an offensive player leads with their helmet or stiff arms to the defenders face?
When a defender does it, it’s a personal foul and possible ejection/suspension.
Why the double standard if they’re really concerned about player safety?

In the Bengals/Steelers game just now, the Steeler RB dropped his helmet to initiate contact milliseconds before the defender did likewise. The RB flailed his arms after the tackle to alert the ref that it should be a penalty. The ref then tossed his flag and proceeded to make the call against the DB.

Just an observation.

It's actually no longer okay for players on either side of the ball to stiff-arm to the face or lead with the helmet.

[traths]

There is a lot of bad football being played this year. Six teams are going into week five without a win. Which one of those teams is most likely to go winless this year?

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by traths

There is a lot of bad football being played this year. Six teams are going into week five without a win. Which one of those teams is most likely to go winless this year?

Get used to it, it's the new normal what with regulated practices, more sanctions soon to be less preseason games/more regular season games, etc. I suspect I will no longer will be watching this sport in 10 years if not sooner.

I could actually see MIA winning at least one. The NYJ, welp, I'm not so sure.

[Eschenpod]

Originally Posted by traths

Which one of those teams is most likely to go winless this year?

Fish.

[imsounoriginal]

Miami has a surprisingly good shot at home against Washington in two weeks. Not to mention two games against the Jets. But I guess Miami doesn't WANT to win any games, so it is what it is.

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Miami has a surprisingly good shot at home against Washington in two weeks. Not to mention two games against the Jets. But I guess Miami doesn't WANT to win any games, so it is what it is.

Those two NYJ/MIA games will be epic in terms of complete and utter futility. Actually, I could see MIA sweeping us but I suspect we'll take one of them cuz it's Gase's former team.

Honestly, I'm not interested in watching any of their games until Darnold gets back.

[BizCat]

Post Week 4 NFL Mock Draft; Bleacher Report

2020 NFL 1st-Round Mock Draft

1. Miami Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
2. Washington Redskins: Chase Young, DE, Ohio State
3. Denver Broncos: Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama
4. New York Jets: Tristan Wirfs, OT, Iowa
5. Cincinnati Bengals: Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon
6. Miami Dolphins (from Pittsburgh): Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia
7. Arizona Cardinals: Grant Delpit, S, LSU
8. Atlanta Falcons: Jeffrey Okudah, CB, Ohio State
9. Indianapolis Colts: CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma
10. Jacksonville Jaguars: A.J. Epenesa, DE, Iowa
11. Baltimore Ravens: Isaiah Simmons, LB, Clemson
12. New York Giants: Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU
13. Los Angeles Chargers: Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn
14. Philadelphia Eagles: Alex Leatherwood, OT, Alabama
15. Tennessee Titans: CJ Henderson, CB, Florida
16. Carolina Panthers: Bryce Hall, CB, Virginia
17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin
18. Minnesota Vikings: Marvin Wilson, DT, Florida State
19. Detroit Lions: Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson
20. Seattle Seahawks: Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama
21. Cleveland Browns: Yetur Gross-Matos, DE, Penn State
22. Oakland Raiders: Henry Ruggs III, WR, Alabama
23. Dallas Cowboys: Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama
24. Green Bay Packers: Laviska Shenault, WR, Colorado
25. Miami Dolphins (from Houston): Raekwon Davis, DT, Alabama
26. Buffalo Bills: Paulson Adebo, CB, Stanford
27. Los Angeles Rams: Tyler Biadasz, C, Wisconsin
28. Oakland Raiders (from Chicago): Javon Kinlaw, DT, South Carolina
29. New Orleans Saints: Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama
30. New England Patriots: Jake Fromm, QB, Georgia
31. San Francisco 49ers: D'Andre Swift, RB, Georgia
32. Kansas City Chiefs: K'Lavon Chaisson, LB, LSU

[imsounoriginal]

Chiefs over Niners in the Super Bowl? Hmm....

[BizCat]

Minnesota should have kept Teddy.

[rickah88]

I don’t care about mock drafts when the actual draft order is set.
Some BR schmoe must’ve needed a page filler.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by rickah88

I don’t care about mock drafts when the actual draft order is set.
Some BR schmoe must’ve needed a page filler.

Cool for you.

[jwerk]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Minnesota should have kept Teddy.

Hard to see how this would have played out

• 2016 - knee explodes, Vikings trade for Sam Bradford
• 2017 - still rehabbing, Sam Bradford starts but is old and fragile, Case Keenum leads them to NFC Championship
• 2018 - Teddy is a Free Agent but hasn't played in over 2 years.

Obviously that 2018 decision point was crucial for Minnesota. Do you resign Teddy and hand him a Super Bowl caliber team? Do you keep Keenum? Do you sign Cousins, who was the most proven entity at the time? Obviously the Cousins signing backfired, but it was the obvious choice at the time.

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Minnesota should have kept Teddy.

And then the Jets after that.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by jwerk

Hard to see how this would have played out

• 2016 - knee explodes, Vikings trade for Sam Bradford
• 2017 - still rehabbing, Sam Bradford starts but is old and fragile, Case Keenum leads them to NFC Championship
• 2018 - Teddy is a Free Agent but hasn't played in over 2 years.

Obviously that 2018 decision point was crucial for Minnesota. Do you resign Teddy and hand him a Super Bowl caliber team? Do you keep Keenum? Do you sign Cousins, who was the most proven entity at the time? Obviously the Cousins signing backfired, but it was the obvious choice at the time.

Absolutely understood, but at the very least they could have kept Teddy on the team as he rehabbed. He went to the Jets and then the Saints, so what stopped the Vikings from doing the same?

I get that Sam is often injured, and Case is Case, but they led that team how far? I think I would have rolled the dice the next year with them again. The money they spent on Kirk could have been a much better offensive line for them.

[dcowboy7]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Miami has a surprisingly good shot at home against Washington in two weeks.

Current odds:
Washington -6.5 at Miami

[Eschenpod]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

Current odds:
Washington -6.5 at Miami

Skins for the money.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by Eschenpod

Skins for the money.

Definitely.

[traths]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Post Week 4 NFL Mock Draft; Bleacher Report

2020 NFL 1st-Round Mock Draft

1. Miami Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
2. Washington Redskins: Chase Young, DE, Ohio State
3. Denver Broncos: Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama
4. New York Jets: Tristan Wirfs, OT, Iowa
5. Cincinnati Bengals: Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon
6. Miami Dolphins (from Pittsburgh): Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia
7. Arizona Cardinals: Grant Delpit, S, LSU
8. Atlanta Falcons: Jeffrey Okudah, CB, Ohio State
9. Indianapolis Colts: CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma
10. Jacksonville Jaguars: A.J. Epenesa, DE, Iowa
11. Baltimore Ravens: Isaiah Simmons, LB, Clemson
12. New York Giants: Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU
13. Los Angeles Chargers: Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn
14. Philadelphia Eagles: Alex Leatherwood, OT, Alabama
15. Tennessee Titans: CJ Henderson, CB, Florida
16. Carolina Panthers: Bryce Hall, CB, Virginia
17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin
18. Minnesota Vikings: Marvin Wilson, DT, Florida State
19. Detroit Lions: Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson
20. Seattle Seahawks: Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama
21. Cleveland Browns: Yetur Gross-Matos, DE, Penn State
22. Oakland Raiders: Henry Ruggs III, WR, Alabama
23. Dallas Cowboys: Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama
24. Green Bay Packers: Laviska Shenault, WR, Colorado
25. Miami Dolphins (from Houston): Raekwon Davis, DT, Alabama
26. Buffalo Bills: Paulson Adebo, CB, Stanford
27. Los Angeles Rams: Tyler Biadasz, C, Wisconsin
28. Oakland Raiders (from Chicago): Javon Kinlaw, DT, South Carolina
29. New Orleans Saints: Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama
30. New England Patriots: Jake Fromm, QB, Georgia
31. San Francisco 49ers: D'Andre Swift, RB, Georgia
32. Kansas City Chiefs: K'Lavon Chaisson, LB, LSU

I think the Vikings are going to draft a left tackle because Riley Reif has been awful.